GlobeNorth: Players of the Week, Top 10 baseball and softball teams

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Colby Maiola
, North Reading: The senior centerfielder sparked a struggling Hornets offense in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss (eight innings) to Bellingham in the Division 3 state semifinals with two hits, also scoring the team’s only run in the second inning after crossing home on Scott Leslie’s RBI single to left field.

Mia Nowicki, St. Mary’s: In Wednesday’s 3-0 loss to Greater New Bedford in the Division 3 state semifinals, the freshman entered the game in the fifth inning and hurled three shutout innings of relief, registering five strikeouts.

Kristina Stella
, Revere: The junior shortstop’s RBI double in the bottom of the first inning scored the first run that Bridgewater-Raynham had allowed all postseason; the Patriots eventually fell 3-1 in the Division 1 state semifinals.

Will Twiss
, Masconomet: Behind the senior ace’s four-hit shutout against a potent Gloucester lineup in last Saturday’s 5-0 win in the Division 2 North Final, the Chieftains captured their second consecutive sectional title.

Kayla Von Kahle
, Tewksbury: The freshman knocked in the Redmen’s only two runs in Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to Bellingham in the Division 2 state semifinals with a two-run single in the bottom of the second inning.

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